Swindon Town vs Colchester United

League Two 1 Jan 2025, 15:00
Swindon Town
Swindon Town
3–2
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Colchester United
Colchester United
🏟 The Nigel Eady County Ground (Swindon, Wiltshire) 👤 T. Reeves Round 24

Match report

Swindon Town edged past Colchester United 3-2 in the League Two on 1 January 2025. It was 1-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Swindon Town had 15 shots to Colchester United's 6.

E. Iandolo was sent off in the 90+4th minute.

The match was played at The Nigel Eady County Ground (Swindon, Wiltshire), with T. Reeves in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 43% - 57% Shots 15 - 6 On target 6 - 4 Corners 3 - 3 Fouls 9 - 10 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 7
8
Player of the match
Jack Payne
Colchester United · 2 goals
8 Aaron Drinan 1 goal
7 George Cox 1 goal
7 Ollie Clarke 1 goal
7 Daniel Barden captained the side
First half vs second half
Swindon Town stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 6 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–2 9–4
Shots On Goal 4–2 2–2
Ball Possession 40–60 —
Corners 2–1 1–2
Attacks 69–41 45–40
Match statistics
3 Corners 3
1 Penalty 2
5 Substitution 4
114 Attacks 81
41 Dangerous Attacks 31
6 On Target 4
10 Off Target 3
15 Shots Total 6
6 Shots On Goal 4
8 Shots Off Goal 1
1 Shots Blocked 1
6 Shots Inside Box 4
9 Shots Outside Box 2
9 Fouls 10
3 Corners 3
0 Offsides 3
43% Ball Possession 57%
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
2 Saves 3
260 Passes Total 351
163 Passes Accurate 257
Line-ups 5-3-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Swindon Town · 5-3-2
12 D. Barden
2 T. Sobowale 5 W. Wright 4 R. Delaney 34 B. Kirkman 27 G. Cox
8 O. Clarke 6 N. Ofoborh 7 J. Cotterill
10 H. Smith 21 K. Tshimanga
Colchester United · 4-2-3-1
1 M. Macey
18 M. Egbo 25 A. Donnelly 6 T. Flanagan 3 E. Iandolo
15 J. McDonnell 8 T. Bishop
7 H. Anderson 10 J. Payne 11 J. Gordon
14 T. Hopper
Swindon Town
Coach
I. Holloway
Substitutes
  • 23 Aaron Drinan
  • 18 Gavin Kilkenny
  • 22 Daniel Butterworth
  • 14 Rosaire Longelo
  • 9 Paul Glatzel
  • 1 Jack Bycroft
  • 16 Jake Cain
Colchester United
Coach
D. Cowley
Substitutes
  • 33 Lyle Taylor
  • 21 Owura Edwards
  • 12 Tom Smith
  • 5 Ben Goodliffe
  • 4 Fiacre Kelleher
  • 41 Max Jolliffe
  • 31 Oscar Thorn
Substitutions
  • 54' ↑ A. Drinan ↓ H. Smith Swindon Town
  • 68' ↑ G. Kilkenny ↓ O. Clarke Swindon Town
  • 72' ↑ D. Butterworth ↓ J. Cotterill Swindon Town
  • 73' ↑ P. Glatzel ↓ K. Tshimanga Swindon Town
  • 73' ↑ R. Longelo ↓ T. Sobowale Swindon Town
  • 73' ↑ L. Taylor ↓ T. Hopper Colchester United
  • 86' ↑ O. Edwards ↓ H. Anderson Colchester United
  • 90+6' ↑ F. Kelleher ↓ E. Bishop Colchester United
Cards
  • 90+4' E. Iandolo Colchester United
  • 30' J. McDonnell Colchester United
  • 45+1' T. Sobowale Swindon Town
  • 45+1' J. Gordon Colchester United
  • 60' D. Barden Swindon Town
  • 78' E. Iandolo Colchester United
  • 90+4' E. Iandolo Colchester United
  • 90+9' G. Cox Swindon Town
Head-to-head
Swindon Town 2 4 draws 5 Colchester United
2026-04-10 Colchester vs Swindon 3 - 0
2025-10-25 Swindon vs Colchester 0 - 0
2025-01-01 Swindon Town vs Colchester United 3 - 2
2024-12-03 Colchester United vs Swindon Town 4 - 0
2024-11-02 Swindon Town vs Colchester United 2 - 1
2024-01-06 Swindon Town vs Colchester United 2 - 2
Recent form
Swindon Town D D W D L
Colchester United D D W L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Swindon Town vs Colchester United?
Swindon Town won 3-2 against Colchester United on 1 January 2025.
Who won Swindon Town vs Colchester United?
Swindon Town won the match 3-2.
Where was Swindon Town vs Colchester United played?
The match was played at The Nigel Eady County Ground (Swindon, Wiltshire).
Who had more possession in Swindon Town vs Colchester United?
Colchester United had 57% of possession, compared to 43% for the other side.